Are you excited about the latest breakthroughs in science? This week, researchers are shedding light on intriguing topics such as the “memory” of fat cells, the mysteries of Earth’s inner core, and the life cycle of a colossal virus. Plus, there’s a captivating tale about a dog trained to hunt sharks, who found itself marooned on a distant island for almost a year.
But that’s just the beginning! Astronomers have achieved a remarkable feat by capturing the first close-up image of a star beyond our Milky Way galaxy. WOH G64, a massive red supergiant located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is nearing its supernova phase. This revolutionary photograph offers a rare glimpse into the final moments of this enormous star’s existence.
In another exciting development, chemists at University College London have successfully created the world’s thinnest strand of spaghetti, measuring a mere 372 nanometers in width. This astonishingly thin noodle is 200 times narrower than a human hair and can only be observed with an electron microscope.
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